I made these scrap blocks early in the Covid stay at home times and finished the quilt top and got it quilt not too long after. It then had to age a few years before getting its binding.
In January I took this quilt to a retreat and made myself stitch the binding to the front before working on any of the other projects I took with me. Hand stitching the miters was tedious but I am thrilled with the result!
Finished size 56’’ by 72’’.
You may have noticed that I have been enjoying sewing tiny things lately. I have switched to using Deco Bob thread for these little pieces. The thin thread helps with accuracy and presses very flat.
The dog on the left is made with Kona cottons. The piece on the right is made with Oakshott cottons.
I was so smitten by the first little scotty dog that I had to try another. This one is made from solid fabrics and the squares finish at 3/8”.
Gah. I love it so much!! Isn’t it adorable?
While my big sewing machine is at the spa having a cleaning and tune up I am having fun playing with my little boxes of pre cut fabric pieces. This little zig zag is something that you can make if you mess up making flying geese blocks. I have made this block accidentally in the past but this attempt was on purpose. Fun times!
The other day I wanted to take a quilting break from a larger quilt I’m working on and I pulled out some one inch squares I had precut a few years ago. I ended up with this cute little scotty dog modeled after one my sister had when we were kids.
Isn’t it adorable?
Isn’t this little 7.5” by 7.5” quilt cute! I loved making this sweet little one inch blocks.
Here’s the comparison to the two inch blocks in my other little basket quilt.
I tried to keep the quilting simple.
Here’s the full view. I love it so much.
Here’s a cute little quilt I finished a while back. I shared about making the blocks and here is the final quilt.
The basket blocks finish at 2”.
The finished quilt is 20” by 20”. I love it.
I’ve been on a micro crochet adventure the last few weeks. The two stars on the left are made with Aurifil 28 wt thread and a size 14 hook. The middle two are made with Aurifil 40 wt and a size 14 hook. The three on the right are made with Aurifil 50 wt thread and a size 16 needle.
I wanted to make a mini afghan like my parents had back in the 70s. I had the right colors but don’t yet have the skill for a ripple afghan. It requires a row of single crochet into a length of chain stitch. It is hard to see that at this scale, let alone hold the tiny chain still for the work. I opted, instead, for a 70s version of a granny square afghan.
Fun times, for sure!
Back in the summer KanCan, a blue jeans company headquartered in Los Angeles, reached out to me to make a commission artwork for them. They said they were drawn to my work with color.
They sent me a selection of blue jeans that I included with my usual style of solid scrap colorwork.
I incorporated existing design elements from the jeans such as frayed edges, seams, and pocket fade into the quilt.
The piece is quilted with high contrast hot pink and bright orange thread.
Finished size 42” x 42”.
You can read my statement about this piece, Gold Rush, on the Kancan website.
I used my knowledge from knitting a lot of hats to create this coif. Thinking of the jump rings as knit stitches allowed me to understand the shaping involved to increase the rings at the top.
The coif in progress is a big hit with the grandkids. Apparently my head is about the same size as theirs, or chainmail relaxes to fit a variety of sizes.
I had a started a second piece of fabric from smaller rings and while my son was home for Thanksgiving he started adding to it to create a child sized glove. It is still a work in progress.
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